Also a beta blocker and something to lower cholesterol. Any clinic should be able to help you with the medications and Aspirin is over the counter. If symptoms persist you will need a cardiac catheterization. If you are smoking, stop!. If you are diabetic, get your blood sugar under tight control.
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The most concerning complications are stroke, kidney failure, pneumonia, bleeding and infection.

These are rare. The most common complications are irregular heart rhythm, constipation and fluid retention.
The vast majority of patients (98%) have minimal self limiting complications, go home in three days, and are driving and back to work (not strenuous) in 3-4 weeks.
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Therefore it must be dealt with. It is okay to wait as long as the heart chambers are of normal size, they are not progressively enlarging, and symptoms (usually chest pain, shortness of breath) are stable. If chambers are enlarging (found by echocardiagram) or symptoms are worsening, get the surgery asap.
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Pulmonary embolism (or pe)symptoms can be vague, subtle, or extreme depending on the location and size of the clot.

Pain and shortness of breath can occur with other lung problems (pneumonia, bronchitis, lung collapse, etc.) pe can be life threatening but is much less common than the other illnesses mentioned. Pe is diagnosed with ct scan, and may also be diagnosed with ventilation/perfusion scan.
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The mediastinum is the area of the chest between the lungs. The heart, great vessels, trachea, esophagus , thymus , lymphatics and lymph nodes are all part of the mediastinum. A small incision in the neck and a scope is passed along the outside of the trachea into the mediastinum. This is done for lymphnode biopsy.
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The mitral valve is anchored to that muscle and will leak if CAD is severe enough. Rheumatic heart disease can lead to valve stenosis due to calcification, but has become less likely in the era of antibiotics.
Also, being born with a bicuspid aortic valve (normally 3 cusps) can lead to calcification and narrowing at 50-60 years of age.
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Some patients with heart failure are unable to be treated with the normal medications and require mechanical assistance.

These mechanical devices take over part of the work of the left ventricle, thus venticular assist device. They range anywhere from a small device placed through an artery in the groin (less assist) to one that is placed via open chest technique like open heart surgery, .
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But one week without Aspirin does not cause a problem with coronary disease. And bleeding from eye surgery is serious, so hold the Aspirin and restart when told and you will be fine from a CAD standpoint.
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Rarely, a patient may wake up agitated requiring further sedation to protect them from harming themselves. This may take several days to wake up appropriately. Even more unusual is the patient who does not wake up due to a stroke. All of the above patients may still have a very successful outcome, but recovery may take longer.
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Idiopathic means the cause is unknown. Exposure to dusts and chemicals, recurrent infections, and /or smoking are all common in the history of ipf patients, but are not considered the cause and thus the name idiopathic.
Sorry if that is a little confusing.
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